The Type 3 was created after more resilient die steel became available, allowing the copper-nickel clad coins to be struck in higher relief. The Type 2 had a high relief design and was used for the 40 silver Eisenhower Dollars struck in 1972. These sets include the 1776-1976 quarter and half dollar, which also display special bicentennial-themed designs. The Type 1 design, prepared in low relief, was used for coins struck during the first year of issue. While you can buy silver bicentennial dollars individually, they are available in special, 3-piece uncirculated and proof sets that were assembled by the United States Mint. In general, uncirculated 40 percent silver bicentennial dollars cost around $22 The copper-nickel clad dollar coins feature both styles, but the 40 percent 1976 dollars were minted and released only with the Type I design, which was struck in 1975.ġ1,000,000 uncirculated 1976-S 40 percent silver dollars were minted while 4,000,000 proof versions of the 1776-1976 S silver dollar were produced.
Type I dollars exhibit thick, sans-serif lettering, while the Type II pieces show more refined, serif-style letters. There were two styles of the bicentennial dollar reverse these are called Type I and Type II dollars. The 200 th birthday of our nation’s founding sparked gala ceremonies all around the United States on July 4, 1976, and the lead-up to the special birthday prompted the United States to memorialize the event on the dollar coin, which bore a special design featuring the moon superimposed by the Liberty Bell. In 1975, the United States began minting Eisenhower dollars with the dual dates 1776-1976, which mark the occasion of the United States bicentennial.
